Health Professions Continuing Education Program
Offered in Durham and Manchester.
WHAT IS THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS Continuing Education Program?
UNH’s Health Professions Continuing Education Program, offered at both our Durham and Manchester campuses, is designed for individuals who have earned a bachelors from an accredited college or university but need to complete the prerequisite requirements for admission to a professional healthcare program. Some individuals may need to enhance their existing academic record by retaking some or all their prerequisite coursework to increase the competitiveness of their application. Other individuals may want to change careers and need to complete all their prerequisite coursework.
WHY COMPLETE YOUR Program AT UNH?
You will complete a rigorous academic program and engage in hands-on learning through fieldwork supported by our state-of-the-art facilities. Our Pre-Professional Health Advising Office helps students interested in pursuing professional degrees make the right academic and extracurricular choicest to prepare for the extremely competitive application process. Students who participate in the Health Professions Continuing Education Program will be provided with personalized advising from the Pre-Professional Health Programs Advisor to assist in course registration, answer questions about the application process, review application documents, and navigate other admissions requirements.
WHAT CLASSES DO I NEED TO COMPLETE?
While most professional programs require similar courses, the classes you need to take depend on the type of program you are planning to apply to in the future. It also depends on what type of student you are. Record enhancers may want to retake all their prerequisite courses to improve upon their grades or only retake the classes where they earned below B. Career changers, who may have taken some of the non-science prerequisite courses, may want to retake these courses if they are over 5 years old.
Most students apply to medical, dental, and physician assistant programs; the commonly required courses are listed below:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Medical & Dental | ||
| BIOL 411 | Introductory Biology: Molecular and Cellular | 4 |
| or BIOL 413 | Principles of Biology I | |
| BIOL 412 | Introductory Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity and Ecology | 4 |
| or BIOL 414 | Principles of Biology II | |
| CHEM 403 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 404 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 651 & CHEM 653 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 5 |
| CHEM 652 & CHEM 654 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 5 |
| BMCB 658 & BMCB 659 | General Biochemistry and General Biochemistry Lab | 5 |
| English - one year | 8 | |
| Psychology - one semester | 4 | |
| Sociology - one semester | 4 | |
| Statistics | 4 | |
| Calculus | 4 | |
| Physician Assistant | ||
| BIOL 411 | Introductory Biology: Molecular and Cellular | 4 |
| or BIOL 413 | Principles of Biology I | |
| BIOL 412 | Introductory Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity and Ecology | 4 |
| or BIOL 414 | Principles of Biology II | |
| CHEM 403 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 404 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 545 & CHEM 546 | Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 5 |
| BMCB 658 | General Biochemistry | 3 |
| BMS 503 & BMS 504 | General Microbiology and General Microbiology Laboratory | 5 |
| BMS 507 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BMS 508 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| Psychology - one semester | 4 | |
| Statistics - one semester | 4 | |